Example sentences of "[pron] a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Racist chanting is a no-no ( although I reserve the right to call anyone a black b*st*rd … etc , just I would call someone a fat b*st*rd or a long haired gippo b*st*rd ) . |
| 2 | There are two main ways in which a Christian 's mind can be affected by faulty presuppositions . |
| 3 | The second main way in which a Christian 's mind can be affected is by allowing alien presuppositions to enter and dominate afterwards . |
| 4 | The property of springiness is easy enough to detect : it is in direct relation to the speed with which a runner 's foot leaves the surface after contact with the ground . |
| 5 | ( 1 ) This subsection specifies the only grounds upon which a seamen 's canteen licence may be refused . |
| 6 | The proposal seems to be mainly aimed at situations in which a patient 's testamentary capacity is in doubt ; however , the generalisation of its interpretation with respect to medical emergencies may expose doctors to legal proceedings even if they had acted in good faith and in the patient 's best interests . |
| 7 | Now , Huy was visiting the embalmer alone , barely repressing his fury at the delay , but for which a girl 's life might have been saved . |
| 8 | There is a restriction on the maximum amount of compensation which a magistrates ' court may order ( currently £2,000 ) which has serious implications where there are other offences to be taken into account . |
| 9 | In the middle of the room was another mortuary slab , on which a man 's body lay . |
| 10 | In particular , the speed with which a man 's face is recognised is related to the degree to which information about his appearance , personality and biographical details is available to the observer . |
| 11 | From the evidence of a 10-country study , Gladstone ( 1984 ) notes that the activities , structure and functions of employers ' associations do show a good deal of inter country variation , often a reflection of distinctive historical experiences and a particular course of industrialisation with resultant differences in the environment in which a country 's industrial relations system has to operate . |
| 12 | Multilateralism is the opposite of bilateralism under which a country 's trade and investment is arranged on a reciprocal basis with specific partners . |
| 13 | A point of greater relevance to the UK is that it also differs greatly from trading and investment blocs under which a country 's trade and investment flows to countries within the bloc are free but there are restrictions between the bloc as a whole and the rest of the world . |
| 14 | Mr Tipping , from Cobham , Surrey , died in February during a reconstruction for BBC Television 's 999 series of a real-life incident in which a skydiver 's parachute became entangled in a plane 's wheels . |
| 15 | For the longer term , it is worth noting that a number of the member states have a more independent system of audit , under which a company 's accounts are audited , not by its own accountants , but by auditors who primarily owe a public interest duty . |
| 16 | In this area , and others we support , it 's the individuals which a company 's role in the community so well received . |
| 17 | Amendment No. 27 is concerned only with assessing the degree of efficiency with which a school 's financial resources are managed . |
| 18 | Various provisions of the Education Reform Act 1988 ( ERA ) , particularly those relating to LMS ( under which a school 's funding is based largely on the numbers and ages of its pupils ) and more open enrolment , are aimed at creating a climate of heightened competition between schools for pupils , and the present study will be conducted within this new context . |
| 19 | In particular , a framework for the future devolution of quality assurance to centres is suggested , based on the concept of a ‘ quality audit ’ by which a centre 's readiness for devolution would be assessed . |
| 20 | An important function of assessment is that it can help determine the extent to which a child 's language is subject to changes over time . |
| 21 | Here , it is assumed that the severity of any language problem is indicated by the extent to which a child 's language differs from that found among other children of a similar age . |
| 22 | Fourth , providing the standard deviation of the test scale is known , it is relatively easy to estimate the extent to which a child 's score is extreme ( either high or low ) in relation to the scores obtained by the standardisation sample , and therefore the extent to which further testing and possible intervention is appropriate . |
| 23 | Between 1945 and 1970 there were five : in 1948–9 into questions of possible bribery of ministers , chaired by Mr Justice Lynskey ; in 1957–8 into leakage of bank rate , chaired by Lord Justice Parker ; in 1959 into allegations of police assault on a boy , chaired by Lord Sorn ; in 1962–3 into a case of spying in which a minister 's moral behaviour might have been involved , chaired by Lord Radcliffe ; and in 1966–7 into the responsibility for the Aberfan disaster , chaired by Lord Justice Edmund Davies . |
| 24 | ‘ In the same way in which a person 's job can say something about the way he values himself and sees himself as being valued , there was considerable talk [ in the group ] about assessment and much time was devoted to the problems of time and motion and job evaluation . |
| 25 | Stress-induced mental problems can be abrupt and dramatic ; they include suicide attempts , irrational or violent behaviour , and the full-blown ‘ nervous breakdown ’ in which a person 's thoughts and behaviour become sufficiently deranged to merit admission to a psychiatric hospital . |
| 26 | Nozick , for example , formulates an entitlement theory of justice , in which a person 's property holdings are just if they are acquired through some just act of original acquisition or by some just transfer . |
| 27 | Often the trivial item is one on which a person 's reputation , promotion or future prospects depend . |
| 28 | The generality of application or the audi alteram partem maxim , and its flexibility in operation , were brought out by Lord Loreburn L.C. , who stated that the maxim applied to ‘ everyone who decides anything , ’ while recognising also that the manner in which a person 's case was heard did not necessarily have to be the same as an ordinary trial . |
| 29 | It is one of the only everyday activities in which a person 's mistake or misfortune can lead to immediate injury or death . |
| 30 | 2.29 The assessment of a husband 's claim is made in a not dissimilar fashion to the way in which a wife 's claim is approached . |